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Literacy Development in the Early Years, by renowned author Lesley Mandel Morrow,is an integrated approach to language arts that gives pre-service and in-service teachers a wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development. The many ideas are presented through both theoretical and research-based rationales, plus extensive practical applicationsteacher and child dialogues; vignettes; lessons; and model interactions between teachers, children, and parents. A comprehensive, balanced approach to literacy teaching and learning, the book provides a wealth of information on how children learn, coupled with the literacy skills and strategies teachers need to make it all happen.

Lesley Mandel Morrow is Professor of Literacy at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Foundations of Early Literacy Development: Surveying the Past to the Present

Chapter 2 Assessment in Early Literacy: A Guide for Designing Instruction

Chapter 3 Literacy and Diversity: Meeting Needs of Children with Special Concerns